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Top Health Threats to Men and How to Avoid Them

Men lead women in 14 of the top 15 causes of death in the U.S.

Health Center Grants, May 2013

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in May 2013. The list represents new awards as well as continuations and is supplied to UConn Today by the Office of Research Administration and Finance. Federal Alessi, S. Prize Contingency Management for Cocaine-Dependent Methadone Patients National Institute on […]

A monument marks the location of the former Chesterfield Synagogue. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Researchers’ Excavation Highlights Overlooked Chapter of Jewish History

An unexpected find at a rural settlement provides clues to religious and social life in now-vanished communities.

Barbara Mellone, assistant professor of Molecular & Cell Biology, works with a student in her lab. (Paul Horton for UConn)

Study Shows How Young Genes Become Essential for Life

It may be tiny, but the Umbrea gene plays an important role in the life of a fruit fly.

Health Center Grants, April 2013

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in April 2013. The list represents new awards as well as continuations and is supplied to UConn Today by the Office of Research Administration and Finance. Federal Bansal, R. Role of ERK1/ERK2 Map Kinase in Myelin National Institute of […]

Actor and gameshow host Pat Sajak with Kate Zulauf '13 (SFA) and Vince Cardinal, head of dramatic arts, on the set of "The Drowsy Chaperone" at Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on June 5, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Sajak Returns to CRT’s Nutmeg Summer Series in ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

Audiences will see a familiar face when they attend the latest summertime production in the Nutmeg Summer Series now playing at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre.

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Health Center Pharmacy Resident Receives National Research Grant

Stephen Rappaport is one of only six pharmacy residents nationwide to receive the grant.

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A Message From President Herbst Concerning Next Generation Connecticut

President Herbst addresses the importance of Next Generation Connecticut to the entire University community.

Connecticut Legislature Approves Transformational $1.5 Billion Investment in UConn

Next Generation Connecticut will catalyze research, job creation and retention, and academic excellence.

Medical Class of 2013 Senior Awards

The UConn School of Medicine Class of 2013 held its Senior Awards Luncheon on May 10.